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Hot Kitchen and Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s, and 50s (Now in its 2nd Edition)

C. Dianne Zweig is taking you on an informative and nostalgic journey back to the colorful eras of the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Readers who enjoyed going up and down the dimestore aisles or cherished their catalogs from Montgomery Ward or Sears will have just as much fun once again. This charming and well researched resource will capture your attention with over 700 full-color photographs of your favorite kitchen and home collectibles including kitchenware and pottery; everyday textiles; laundry, sewing, washday products, and accessories; bath and beauty essentials; vintage recipe and appliance booklets; magazines, advertising, and prints; and nursery and baby notions and décor. Readers will find that Hot Kitchen & Home Collectibles of the 30s, 40s & 50s offers a fresh approach to collecting retro housewares, textiles, and décor. Order it from: AMAZON or COLLECTOR BOOKS or at your neighborhood Barnes & Noble, Borders, and in the inventories of many of your favorite online sites which feature books on collectibles and antiques

. Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes

In Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes, author C. Dianne Zweig offers readers a new twist on kitchen, home, and garden collectibles, marrying different periods and styles in a look which is vintage chic, country kitsch, and retro-romantic. It's all about 'cottage style,' a trendy and enjoyable way to both collect and creatively use popular collectibles, antiques, odds and ends, and treasured furnishings. This book offers readers over 900 individual and vignette photographs submitted from the top collectors out there. This fresh and exciting look at vintage cottage collectibles contains kitchenware, romantic china, pottery, French enamelware, buffets, china cabinets, tables, chairs, beds, fabric, tablecloths, chenille quilts, pillows, linens, vintage sewing projects, lighting, mirrors, frames, wallpaper, wall decor, wicker, birdcages, cottage nursery, holiday items, whimsical and flea market salvage, objets d'art, garden ornaments, tools, and other 'hot' cottage, beach, and cabin collectibles. Order it from: AMAZON or COLLECTOR BOOKS or at your neighborhood Barnes & Noble, Borders, and in the inventories of many of your favorite online sites which feature books on collectibles and antiques. Selling Books If you'd like to sell my book in your bookshop or antique store, please contact Collector Books for a wholesale discount when purchasing six or more copies at a time .

I Also Own a Shop Called Kitsch N Stuff

Where To Find Dianne's Kitschy Collections: The Collinsville Antiques Co. New Hartford, CT Dianne As A Collector

I am always out shopping for kitschy kitchen, cottage and home collectibles. If you like buying kitchen & county store collectibles, textiles and vintage paper items of the colorful Dime Store Era or adore Cottage Style you will have a ball poking through my collections at my shop: “Kitsch-n-Stuff” is the name of my collection at The Collinsville Antiques Company of New Hartford. Many of these retro, vintage, and cottage treasures are featured in my books Home Kitchen and Home Collectibles of the 20s, 40s, 50s and Hot Cottage Collectibles for Vintage Style Homes and are available to purchase. If you have items for sale and would like to get in touch with me, feel free to visit www.cdiannezweig.com for more information.

C. Dianne Zweig Editor's Desk's Photos

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No thank you for offer of becoming a about moderator on bottles ,but ask me anything about bottles ,I even have some good stories about digging and diving for bottles ,Ill have plenty of old bottle books for sale,,

About becoming a moderator,NO THANK YOU Dianne , although I did a lot of digging here and diving for bottles in south fl' which id love to tell you stories about some of them .which are pretty good.(Call me Dino),, Dino in sunny Miami.